junque

Slang definitions & phrases for junque

junque

noun

Old and discarded odds and ends; rummage; junk: a wonderful collection of white elephants, trash, treasures and, as the antique dealers spell it, ''junque''/ ever since the self-described ''junque'' jeweler arrived in New York

[the pseudo-French spelling lends a certain chic and dignity to the material]

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